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Critical Thinking in Moral Development
This book is for anyone interested in these topics, whether they are veterans or relative newcomers to the field because the editors have assembled a stellar group of seventeen international contributors. There are four sections devoted, respectively, to philosophical perspectives, developmental psychology, educational practices, and assessment. Each section consists of three initial chapters followed by a commentary that highlights notable themes and gives guidance for further inquiry. Along with the Introduction and Epilogue contributed by the editors, Daniel Fasko and Frank Fair, the chapters develop themes such as the role of the ideas of Aristotle and Kant in shaping our moral developme...
Rubies and Revenge
Junkin’ Jewelry Mysteries: Book 2 The fall holidays are fast approaching in Roseland, Georgia, and despite a November heat wave, jewelry designer Emma Madison can’t wait to set up shop at her town’s annual Christmas bazaar, where she’s hoping to dazzle the crowds and see brisk sales of her cheerful charms and riveting rhinestones. But someone has other plans for the beloved holiday extravaganza, and the bazaar’s controversial organizer, the leader of the Happy Hometown program, turns up dead. As the newest Happy Hometown board member, Emma gets drawn into the investigation of their departed leader, a woman who ruffled lots of feathers and made few friends during her short stint in town. Someone on the naughty list appears to have it out for the program and its board members, and if Emma doesn’t watch her back, their red-hot revenge will take the happy out of her holidays and turn her Thanksgiving into a silent night.
Relational Frame Theory
Relational Frame Theory: What is it? Why is it important? How can I use it? This book dispels the confusion surrounding Relational Frame Theory and provides an easy-to-understand briefing of Relational Frame Theory and its’ components, with examples to enhance and ease understanding. Recent research has indicated that Relational Frame Theory may form the cornerstone of language and intelligence and this textbook integrates this information into an easily digestible format, considering the importance of each relational frame from coordination to analogy. Relational Frame Theory provides a potentially useful framework for teaching language and academic skills and the current textbook provide...
Designing for Digital Transformation. Co-Creating Services with Citizens and Industry
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, DESRIST 2020, held in Kristiansand, Norway, in December 2020. The 28 revised full research papers included in the volume together with 7 research-in-progress papers and 9 prototype papers, were carefully reviewed and selected from 93 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: digital public services; data science; design principles; methodology; platforms and networks; and service science. Due to the Corona pandemic this event was held virtually.
Smart Cities and Smart Governance
This edited volume discusses smart cities and smart governance within the framework of the 22nd century sustainable city. Written by members of the Smart Cities Smart Government Research Practice Consortium (SCSGRPC), an international multidisciplinary consortium of researchers and practitioners devoted to studying smart governance, this book provides a foundation for global efforts to envision and prepare for the next generation city by advancing understanding of the nature of and need for novel policies, new administrative practices, and enabling technologies required to advance urban governance, governments, and infrastructure. The chapters focus on practical models and approaches, theoretical frameworks, policy models, emerging issues, questions and research problems, as well as including case studies from different parts of the world. A valuable addition to the body of knowledge on smartness in urban government, this book will be of use to researchers in the fields of public administration, political science, information science, and information systems, as well as policy makers and government officials working on implementing smart technology in their cities.
Re-imagining Diffusion and Adoption of Information Technology and Systems: A Continuing Conversation
This two-volume set of IFIP AICT 617 and 618 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP WG 8.6 International Working Conference "Re-imagining Diffusion and Adoption of Information Technology and Systems: A Continuing Conversation" on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2020, held in Tiruchirappalli, India, in December 2020. The 86 revised full papers and 36 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 224 submissions. The papers focus on the re-imagination of diffusion and adoption of emerging technologies. They are organized in the following parts: Part I: artificial intelligence and autonomous systems; big data and analytics; blockchain; diffusion and adoption technology; emerging technologies in e-Governance; emerging technologies in consumer decision making and choice; fin-tech applications; healthcare information technology; and Internet of Things Part II: diffusion of information technology and disaster management; adoption of mobile and platform-based applications; smart cities and digital government; social media; and diffusion of information technology and systems
Phronesis
Phronesis, or practical wisdom, has interested philosophers (and more recently psychologists) for millennia. In the last decade or so, a bandwagon of diverse academics has been working with and celebrating the notion of phronesis as a metacognitive capacity, guiding morally aspirational cognition and action. In Phronesis: Retrieving Practical Wisdom in Psychology, Philosophy, and Education, Kristján Kristjánsson and Blaine J. Fowers work through some of the relevant puzzles created by the recent phronesis discourse, filling gaps in the current literatures, and pushing the research agenda in new directions. The book does so in a way that is radically interdisciplinary and draws in equal mea...
Research Handbook on Domestic Violence and Abuse
This Research Handbook examines the evolution of understandings and legal definitions of domestic abuse, illustrating the importance of expanding these beyond physical violence to encompass coercive control. Drawing on academic literature, legal doctrine and the lived experiences of victims and survivors, it highlights how responses to domestic abuse can be improved in civil, family and criminal justice systems.
